OGDCL to provide 260 'merit based' scholarships

ISLAMABAD: Oil and Gas Development Company Limited (OGDCL) in collaboration with Higher Education Commission (HEC) has announced to grant two hundred and sixty merit based scholarships to deserving students.

In this regard, a Memorandum of Understanding signing ceremony  was held on Wednesday under the auspices attended by Minister for Petroleum and Natural Resources Shahid Khaqan Abbasi.

Speaking on the occasion, the minister said that this initiative of the OGDCL will prove to be a milestone for deserving students of backward areas and ensure the provision of merit based scholarships to them.

Abbasi said that all the required funds will be provided for successful completion of the scholarship program and that students should avail this golden opportunity.